User Manual

FRX5 OWNER’S MANUAL

Set DEFEAT mode

To disable any S.A.M.E. notications you do not want to

be alerted to you can use the DEFEAT feature.

1. Press MENU

2. Rotate TUNING dial four steps

3. DEFEAT – SIR will be displayed

4. Press WB

5. The S.A.M.E. notications will begin to scroll across

the display

6. Rotate the TUNING dial to the desired notication to

ENABLE or DISABLE

7. Press WB

8. DISABLE or ENABLE will be shown below the

notication

9. Rotate TUNING dial to next desired notication to

ENABLE or DIABLE

10. Press MENU to enter and exit.

Setting Weatherband Alert

Tune to WB for your location and press the <WB ALERT>

button. ‘Alert’ will appear in the display and the audio

will turn off. The radio will continue to monitor your WB

station and will activate the audio if an alert is issued.

Press any button to turn off the Alert.

Note: NOAA does a test alert every Wednesday between 10 am and noon,

regardless of your location. For more information please go to: http://www.nws.

noaa.gov/nwr/nwrtest.htm

Set Backlight LED sleep mode

Normal operation for the radio’s backlight is to dim

after 30 seconds of inactivity. If you desire to have the

backlight always illuminated you can choose ON MODE

for the backlight LED, this will keep the backlight always

illuminated for the display. Note that this will shorten

battery life.

1. Press MENU

2. Rotate TUNING dial six steps